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Post by alessia on Feb 3, 2023 13:23:41 GMT
newsflash...
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Post by foxa on Feb 3, 2023 14:58:33 GMT
I was wondering if this was on the cards - it's been a pretty bruising few years. The Royal Court has such an amazing legacy and building, I hope they find someone wonderful.
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Post by chameleon1 on Feb 8, 2023 7:46:51 GMT
Are there any plays from the last ten years at the Royal Court that will still be being produced in 10, 20, 30 years' time?
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Feb 8, 2023 8:36:31 GMT
Are there any plays from the last ten years at the Royal Court that will still be being produced in 10, 20, 30 years' time? From just outside ten in 2011 I quite liked The Heretic and wondered if that could be the one. Topical enough to be relevant for the foreseeable future. Or was my score inflated as the play had Juliet Stevenson starring? |
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Post by Dave B on Feb 8, 2023 8:58:08 GMT
Are there any plays from the last ten years at the Royal Court that will still be being produced in 10, 20, 30 years' time? Cyprus Avenue, Constellations, The Ferryman and Hangmen. |
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Post by tributary on Feb 8, 2023 9:04:00 GMT
Constellations was the previous regime, produced in 2012. The Ferryman was a Sonia Friedman production, not a Royal Court one. It has been very slim pickings there for the last decade and I hope they make an appointment that reinvigorates such an historically important theatre.
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Post by chameleon1 on Feb 8, 2023 9:42:24 GMT
Cyprus Avenue was at the Abbey in Dublin first, no?
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Post by crowblack on Feb 8, 2023 9:48:16 GMT
Are there any plays from the last ten years at the Royal Court that will still be being produced in 10, 20, 30 years' time? I've been wondering about that too. I got back into theatregoing a lot in 2016 and have tried to see new writing as much as possible, but the best plays I've seen at the Royal Court have originated elsewhere, in theatres outside London, and I've seen some really duff stuff in the main house, some of it from well known names so they haven't the excuse of inexperience - it feels more like a free pass to hand in 'will this do?' work. |
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Post by zephyrus on Feb 8, 2023 9:58:43 GMT
For decades, I was a regular visitor to the Royal Court, and I saw the majority of their productions both downstairs and upstairs. But in the last few years, a lot of their work just hasn't been of interest to me - eg, their current drag show has had good reviews, and I hope the theatre is attracting an audience, but it just doesn't appeal to me in the slightest. I appreciate that times change, and a new/younger audience must be served but, as the years have gone by, the RC has dropped off my radar - and that makes me a bit sad.
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Post by zahidf on Feb 8, 2023 10:48:05 GMT
the debbie tucker green plays will last. Girls and Boys with Carey Mulligan.
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Post by imstillhere on Feb 8, 2023 17:49:01 GMT
Many are literally being produced again right now or already have.
Seven Methods of Killing Kylie Jenner
The Children
Cyprus Avenue
Anatomy of a Suicide
Escaped Alone
I could see X getting a major revival sometime soon.
The Royal Court is not about transfering plays to the West End, that's literally the opposite reason to why it was created.
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Post by Jon on Feb 9, 2023 13:00:37 GMT
Many are literally being produced again right now or already have. Seven Methods of Killing Kylie Jenner The Children Cyprus Avenue Anatomy of a Suicide Escaped Alone I could see X getting a major revival sometime soon. The Royal Court is not about transfering plays to the West End, that's literally the opposite reason to why it was created. I agree, a transfer is a bonus, not the ultimate aim. |
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Post by oxfordsimon on Feb 9, 2023 13:06:09 GMT
It might not exist to transfer plays into the West End.
But it does exist to help writers develop their art and for scripts to have a life beyond one brief run.
It would be really interesting to see how many pieces over the past decade have been revived by other companies round the world.
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Post by crowblack on Feb 9, 2023 14:02:23 GMT
But it does exist to help writers develop their art and for scripts to have a life beyond one brief run. I know - I just don't think the quality control has been all that great. I've had better luck seeing new writing at other less well known venues. |
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Post by alessia on Feb 10, 2023 22:55:54 GMT
Death of England started at the Royal Court, right?
Must admit as much as I like going there, it is true that I haven't seen anything amazing lately. This includes Graceland which just started upstairs- a rather unremarkable monologue (at least it's short).
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Post by nomoretalkofdarkness on Feb 10, 2023 23:55:33 GMT
Death of England started at the Royal Court, right? Must admit as much as I like going there, it is true that I haven't seen anything amazing lately. This includes Graceland which just started upstairs- a rather unremarkable monologue (at least it's short). Death Of England originated at The National. Apart From The Ferryman a number of Years ago, I have not had much Desire to See Many of their plays unfortunately. |
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Post by londonpostie on Feb 11, 2023 0:24:09 GMT
... though most of us have seen work by writers who got a start there and went on to flourish.
I find, more years than not, something from the RC, or alumni, will creep into my top 5. At the very least, there will almost always be lingering intellectual rewards, though you have to work hard for them. Can be a proper workout.
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Post by alessia on Feb 11, 2023 7:03:53 GMT
Death of England started at the Royal Court, right? Must admit as much as I like going there, it is true that I haven't seen anything amazing lately. This includes Graceland which just started upstairs- a rather unremarkable monologue (at least it's short). Death Of England originated at The National. Apart From The Ferryman a number of Years ago, I have not had much Desire to See Many of their plays unfortunately. It was a short play commissioned by the RC before it became the full play at the National |
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Post by marob on Feb 11, 2023 9:00:28 GMT
First thing I saw there was The Pass (the one with Russell Tovey as a gay footballer) the first time I went to London properly. The place became a regular feature of many of my early trips to London, but I haven’t been there for years now. I think Road was the last thing I saw there.
Tim Price’s Isla was pretty good, but that ran at Theatr Clwyd and then was filmed by the BBC. Doesn’t seem to have actually played at the RC which is odd, despite being a co-production and even having their cheap playtexts instead of programmes.
I do think there has been an issue with the management, as in recent years there always seems to be some ‘controversy,’ usually of their own making. The Rita, Sue and Bob Too cancelling/uncancelling, or the manifesto lecturing people on good practice (did that include nepotism BTW?,) or commissioning a play on anti-Semitism to stop people calling you anti-Semitic. The gender neutral loos provoked much discussion on here, and there’s probably other stuff besides. It’s like they’re trying really hard to be industry leaders on every issue, but to me as a common punter it’s just a little bit annoying. And with far too much to see in London, just being a little bit annoying is enough that I end up going elsewhere instead.
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Post by mkb on Feb 11, 2023 10:13:28 GMT
I very much enjoyed Linda, Unreachable, The Children, Girls and Boys and Cyprus Avenue, but, like others, this venue has fallen off my radar. Rightly or wrongly, the impression formed is of too many commissions because they box-tick (which is fine) but regardless of whether they are actually any good.
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Post by alessia on Feb 11, 2023 10:28:49 GMT
Yes the box ticking is getting a bit too obvious lately- see the current offering. A shame, really.
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Post by foxa on Feb 11, 2023 13:04:44 GMT
marob I saw The Pass too and remember it exactly as how exciting seeing new writing and good acting in that upstairs space could be! Shame the current production is disappointing. I have muscle memory of having great evenings at RC, so hope to again. Soon.
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Post by schuttep on Feb 14, 2023 11:35:13 GMT
Sucker Punch is a National Theatre Partnerships production on tour March - June 2023 and was at RC in 2010.
The Children was at Chicago's Steppenwolf theatre in 2019.
I've seen 3 debbie tucker green plays and I'm not a fan.
Agree with the other suggestions, though.
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Post by zahidf on Feb 14, 2023 12:04:08 GMT
Oh, Killogy was great, and the writer has done good stuff since
My Mums a Tw*t, which has been revived elsewhere
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Post by crowblack on Feb 14, 2023 23:03:34 GMT
I'm glad to see Bruntwood winner Wish List, which is one of my favourite modern plays, has had some revivals too, though it was first staged in Manchester and, as someone with what we now call 'lived experience' of OCD, I preferred the slightly longer Manchester version which gave that aspect of the play more space. Others I liked were Killology (from Cardiff), Gundog (though I think I was in the minority there) and My Mum's a Tw*t with Patsy Ferran. I missed The Children through illness and really regret that - I read it and loved it. My favourite thing in the main house was probably the revival of Road - I saw the revival of Rita, Sue and Bob Too with a lively audience in Liverpool before the fuss over it in London, really good too.
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